Late ice-out but no record for bay - The Daily Press: News

Late ice-out but no record for bay - The Daily Press: News

Coming Soon: Paddling to Winter

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” 

— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

Indeed. Fourteen years ago May 1, Yukon and I embarked on a rather unusual honeymoon, starting one mile from our front door. Dipping our paddles into Lake Superior, we paddled our handmade wood-canvas canoe 1,700 miles north and west to Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan and landed at Estevan Island—where we stayed for eight months.

Snow enthusiasts

While this could be a lesson in wiping one's lens cap before shooting, I'm posting it to show how my Siberian huskies still work themselves into a frothing, twirling lather — even in May.   (Clearer photos can be viewed at CNN ireport.) Some 12-18 inches fell the last two days (and sleet is still coming down) andYukon was determined to get the dogs out this morning.